Comparison

Recycle BC vs Creative Word

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Recycle BC

Access recycling schedules and reminders for British Columbia. Learn how to recycle various household items and locate nearby depots. Stay informed about your recycling collection dates.

Highlights
  • Recycling schedules
  • Collection reminders
  • Household item recycling guide
  • Nearest depot locator
  • BC-specific information
Features
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Recycling schedules and reminders for British Columbia, Canada. Find out how to recycle many household items, find your nearest depots, view your recycling schedule and receive reminders all from within this app.

About

Creative Word

Features
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A simple reading experience for Bahá'í prayers and sacred writings. Includes prayers and writings from Bahá'u'lláh, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the Báb, and Shoghi Effendi. • Prayers organized by theme • Sacred texts with pool of 4,000 daily readings • Bookmarking with syncing through iCloud • Search across library and inside each work • Optional qiblih guidance for obligatory prayer Please note that there is only support for English at this time.

Screenshots

Recycle BC4 screens
Creative Word4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Recycle BC at 3 against Creative Word's 1. Recycle BC also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Recycle BC versus Creative Word: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecycle BCCreative Word
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMMBC Recycling Inc.Sodapop Studios, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Recycle BC

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App freezes on pop up
  • Reminder notification on pickup day instead of before
  • Pickup for flexible plastics out of sync
  • App doesn't recognize rural addresses
  • App doesn't recognize specific addresses (Bowser BC, Maple Ridge BC)
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  • App freezes when reporting issues
  • Notifications not working
  • Address screen freezes
  • App doesn't allow access to features without curbside pickup
  • App doesn't work for strata/condo buildings

Requested features

7 requests
  • Include pop up events
  • Expand to include Metro Vancouver composting
  • More comprehensive item list
  • Allow general view of recyclables
  • Fix reminder timing
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  • Combine recycling and garbage apps
  • Bigger recycle bins

Creative Word

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Recycle BC

No in-app purchases

None

Creative Word

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recycle BC free?
Recycle BC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Creative Word free?
Creative Word is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recycle BC or Creative Word have ads?
Neither Recycle BC nor Creative Word shows ads.

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